Trust me, I really, really wish I was wrong and just spouting random nonsense.

I liked the old Varus, and I'll miss him. A lot of champs in League feel like they're ripped out of a sandbox game; they're just kind of... there, existing. They don't have any real end goals or motivations on a grander scale, and just live their lives. Varus had a story going on, he had real goals and motives, and took the steps to go and meet them. His life ended, and he took in this power that would one day corrupt him in the hopes that he could finish what he needed to do before then. Now we just have an SJW token champion who has no real meaning or purpose, no depth, or anything really. His only purpose is to be a banner that Riot can wave around to show they support the whole LGBTQASDKJGASDLKWhatever garbage -- probably in order to make more money.

> [{quoted}](name=Redcadaver,realm=NA,application-id=yrc23zHg,discussion-id=nEzHRpit,comment-id=0000,timestamp=2017-12-03T02:31:05.495+0000) > > Easy, your still here so they must be doing something right. The only reason I ever started playing League is not because League is a good game, but because every other game I enjoyed had turned to shit or died off. It was my last resort, since the base game is enjoyable. I've been playing a lot less lately though, since I have FFXIV now, and I got back into WoW, Overwatch and a few other games.

I play it with my brother and his friends, and it's actually really fun. Unlike League, it's entirely about how good or bad you are, since every champ can beat every champ, and there's no items or anything like that. There is depth, in the form of team compositions, strategies, loadouts (think of it like champion-specific masteries), and so on. The only things you can buy with money are skins and champs, and it doesn't take a ridiculous amount of time to get a champ -- you can probably get one of the expensive ones after a day's worth of playing if you no lifed the game for a while. And it's picking up steam it looks like, the community is fine and I see a lot of new people.

Go to Value Village or Good Will or something, and buy really old knives. My parents have a knife set from their wedding almost 30 years ago, and they're still the best knives in the house, even though we bought a new set a couple years ago. Modern things are just built to go bad.

Welcome to an F2P cash grab, where double standards and shitty design philosophies are standard.

> [{quoted}](name=Leylania,realm=EUW,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=PhqlkUTr,comment-id=002100000001,timestamp=2017-12-02T17:33:37.438+0000) > > Why am I not surprised with that attitude of yours.... In person, I'm the nicest person you would ever meet, and I really don't talk that much. I just get bitchy on the forums. > And btw for your application problem, always quality over quantity. If you write 100 applications in just a single months you seem to have no interesst in the actual buisness you want to work in. Most of the time that is clearly visable in applications and a huge turn off for managers (or however you call the guys who look at your application). Inform yourself about a certain buisness and then just kiss their feet about how much you want to work exactly there for this and that reason. Tell them how much good stuff you heard about them already, stuff like that. Easiest way to get a job. And... there is no business I'd rather work at. I'd like to go into game design (more on the creative side than programming and whatnot) or culinary, but both of those require degrees, experience, references, all that. So I'm just looking for a job for the sake of having a job.

Yeah, that's what happens when you both talk the truth and say anything that doesn't line up with the flock most sheeple live in.

> [{quoted}](name=A Swarm of Koala,realm=NA,application-id=yrc23zHg,discussion-id=U0Wcj31p,comment-id=0003,timestamp=2017-12-02T02:01:32.438+0000) > 1. How many of you are there? It's me and then between 3-5 party members, depending on whether they show up or not. Usually it's 4. > 2. What time are you playing, and what do the player's schedules look like? Usually like 7PM - 11PMish. They don't have busy schedules since it's a mix of college and high school kids. > 3. Is your campaign combat focused? Story Focused? Healthy mix? I'd like to say it's a healthy mix. The combat is usually more open-ended than just killing things, I think I'm bad at narrating the fights though. > 4. Are you splitting the party for too long? The party hasn't split yet. > And most important advice: Talk to your group. They'd know better than us if you're doing something wrong. Well, they say I'm really good at DMing. But whenever I look around, they look kind of bored. Maybe they're just really into it, since I like a lot of story, but I feel like they're bored, looking at their expressions. When the other guy DMs, they're all laughing and screwing around.

The "MEGALUL" is when people pretend Udyr isn't absurdly broken.

Okay, so I've lost one game when she was on the enemy team. But it wasn't because of her, it was Elise and Garen. And plus, I was Donger support. :P

Camille was nerfed because lazy fucks can't be bothered to learn to read telegraphs and ACTUALLY COUNTERPLAY HER ABILITIES. No, they just want to bruteforce through her kit, or statcheck her. If a lowly gold noob like me can learn how to beat her, then a challenger should be able to do so too.

If you constantly ban something, how will you ever get better at playing against it? Like, when Camille came out, I wrote a fucking guide on how to beat her, after having spammed the fuck out of her and getting 70k mastery points and rank 7. Wanna know how many people listened? None. So Riot ends up nerfing her so much that she is never played anymore because she's not competitive. So, yeah, they're just bad players. Lot of diamonds are.

Oh yeah, I permaban her. But I don't get to play Zoe in draft pick (I tried to play her for like 30 games, and got her twice), so I've been doing blinds until I get at least rank 5 on her... oh boy do I remember why I permaban fucking Akali.

Well, I **do** play Nid, and I fucking mained her when I started in season 5. Zoe and Nid are ***NOTHING*** alike. You wouldn't even *see* Nid as she hucked spears out of nowhere, where Zoe's combo is VERY telegraphed and obvious - to the point that if you get hit by it you have some kind of mental issue. And Nid absolutely can one shot without her spear these days.

> [{quoted}](name=Ahri Lover Rock,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=gKTmA22g,comment-id=000400000000,timestamp=2017-12-01T23:10:15.052+0000) > Riot has already admitted to overbuffing champions until they're strong/overpowered so that people start to play that champion more and maybe gain them some dedicated mains. Once again: Why the fuck is Riot still in business? I remember a time when something like that would have you laughed out of the industry. > [something something low ELO can never be good something something] So, thing is, you don't have to be challenger to understand how the game works. You don't have to be diamond to know how to play a very simple champ in a very simple game. You don't have to be masters to make a champion work. Now, going off of that (and all the complaints from low ELO people), there are most certainly competent Zoe players in my ELO (mid gold, but my MMR is somewhere near plat since I play with a lot of plats and diamonds). Now, I've never once lost lane to a Zoe, and every game that HAD a Zoe in it (where it wasn't me), she was like 0/10. So... if she was as broken as people cry about her being, you'd think that wouldn't be the case, huh? And she also wouldn't have a 44% winrate.

True, she's not constantly popular. But, like Jayce, she has moments where she suddenly springs into FOTM and everyone plays her for a month, and then she disappears again.

Better not let it be publicly known you agree with me.

Oh I'm expecting her to be nerfed to appease the fucking morons and whales. Just like how they buffed Ornn when he was already broken, like how they broke Poppy and then gutted her, like how they broke Galio, like how they buffed Taliyah's Q and made her pick/ban... Riot doesn't make logical decisions. They go off of popular opinion and what the whales think. If she's so fucking broken, why have I ***NEVER ONCE*** lost a lane or game to her? Could it be... I know how to play against her? Psh, no. That's just silly talk.

> [{quoted}](name=Marshbouy,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=PhqlkUTr,comment-id=001f,timestamp=2017-12-01T22:15:14.813+0000) > > I'm already tired of the moral ambiguity of this LGBT nonsense. Let's go back to our roots and get in internet fights about assassins. Amen. xD

> [{quoted}](name=Leylania,realm=EUW,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=PhqlkUTr,comment-id=0021,timestamp=2017-12-01T22:40:45.268+0000) > >Don't you have anything else to do in your life? Like work and friends? Never had friends, likely never will. Likewise, I've put in over 100 applications this month (well, November anyway), and I've yet to get a single call back. So...

> [{quoted}](name=WhiteUranium,realm=NA,application-id=yrc23zHg,discussion-id=5algFycJ,comment-id=0001000000000000,timestamp=2017-12-01T22:06:34.818+0000) > > How do you feel about the recent games that Nintendo has been developing (namely Odyssey and BoTW)? And would you recommend the Switch? Was debating getting it, but the small amount of games just doesn't seem like it'd be worth it. Ooooh, I'll try not to rant too long. :P I'll start with Odyssey, since I can say more positive things about it: So, it's a Mario game through and through. It feels and plays like all the old school 3D games (SM64 and SMSS) and I love that about it. The level design feels a bit like SMG and Yoshi's Island combined, which is fantastic, and the gameplay design of everything is nice too... but at the same time the game has a lot of weak points to it that bother gamers who wouldn't necessarily call themselves casual. The game is fun, don't get me wrong, but it's so painfully, horribly easy and short that there isn't a whole lot of content for people who aren't completionists. It'll take you a while to get every single power moon available, but if you're just playing through the game, you'll be done within a few hours and you'll have not died once. One of the *goals* for Odyssey was for casual players to see the "Game Over" screen as little as possible (as opposed to something like SM64 or SMSS where you saw that a lot), and that ideal just kind of made the game feel really watered down. I'd absolutely recommend Odyssey, since it was a good game and I enjoyed it while it lasted, but I gotta warn you to not expect too much from it, since it takes "casual" to a whole new absurd level. Now, Zelda... Oooohhh where do I begin. So, I'm just goinna start off by saying it's not a Zelda game by any means. It doesn't feel, play, sound or even look like a Zelda game. Nintendo said that they wanted to "pay homage to Zelda's roots," and I suppose they did do just that, but the original Zelda really wasn't that great (and BotW is even more simplified). The very next game, we added more solid progression and a bit of story to everything, though the gameplay was weird, and it wasn't well-recieved. Then comes LTTP, one of the highest rated Zelda games (along with OOT and TP). This game set the formula for every other top-down Zelda game from then on, and it is widely regarded as one of the best video games ever (it's a close fight between LTTP and OOT). Now, what was it about OOT and LTTP that made them so great? * Solid progression * Incredibly deep story that builds upon itself every game * Gameplay that never really got stale and the game kept changing things up on you * Wide, open world that felt full of life * Amazing soundtracks * Fun boss concepts (and as old as they are, they still beat a lot of newer bosses in terms of fun) * Memorable characters and events * Sometimes challenging dungeons So... why do I hate BotW so much? Well, it has none of that. * The story was axed in favor of the game being a sandbox * There is no progression once you get off the plateau (as in, you don't unlock items that open up new areas to explore and all that) * The gameplay is very static and repetitive, even on bosses * As a side note, the gameplay is not "Zelda" -- it plays like a watered down Skyrim with a Zelda skin tacked onto it * While the world is enormous and open, it doesn't feel alive. You find Moblin camps around, and the occasional horse village, but the world has no personality or flavor like other Zelda games. * The soundtrack is largely forgettable. Lot of quiet piano sounds that might or might not be a song? I can't tell while playing the game. * The bosses are all the same thing (I won't spoil it) with a gimmick pegged onto it. * The characters are just... boring. I remember like 5-6 of them, and that's it. Whereas I could talk for hours about just the characters in something like Minish Cap which is a smaller game. * Not once did I ever feel challenged in BotW, and never once was I just scratching my head wondering what to do like I did as a kid playing OOT. It's just not a Zelda game. It has none of the features that make Zelda what it is, and it just feels like a watered down, barebones Skyrim clone with a Zelda skin on it. If that's your kind of thing, then more power to ya. But I can't think of it as Zelda. So, I didn't really like it, and I wouldn't recommend it based on a lot of things... but I would still say to at least try it, since it was enjoyable on its own merits for a little while (the tutorial area is the most fun I had in the game, weirdly enough). But it gets boring really quickly, and it doesn't have that same sense of satisfaction or exploration that other Zelda games do. As far as the Switch in general, I'd ***absolutely*** recommend it. I can't tell you how much I love being able to just grab it and go, unlike the PS4 or XB1 which are tied to the TV. I have all my games with me between my 3DS and my Switch, and I can just download them all to an SD card instead of having a mountain of cartridges (don't lick them by the way, even though it's a meme). Plus, there are a TON of indie / third party games that are on it, like Shovel Knight, Binding of Isaac, Skyrim (if you like it), Shantae, Rayman and so on. Plus, some other Nintendo games were actually done really well, like Splatoon and Mario + Rabbids (I didn't expect this one to be good, but it's fun).

> [{quoted}](name=WhiteUranium,realm=NA,application-id=yrc23zHg,discussion-id=5algFycJ,comment-id=00010000,timestamp=2017-12-01T22:03:10.809+0000) > > Interesting, never saw it through that light. Guess it makes sense. I'm the biggest Nintendo nerd you'll ever find -- especially Zelda (my name is the Italian variation of Ciela (the fairy from Phantom Hourglass)). ^^ Plus I did a bit of intern work at Nintendo over summer a few years ago, and I know a little about how they work, so. :P

In Zelda games, a lot of what happens is -because- of Zelda, and it's up to Link to go fix everything. She's a descendant of Hylia (previously just the goddesses, but SS gave her a name), and Ganondorf wants her power to become immortal / all powerful / whatever his motive is at the time. So, while Link is the main character and the window through which we play the game, he's not the driving force behind everything like Zelda is. In Mario games, Mario is the driving force behind a lot of it all. Bowser gets jealous of Mario, kidnaps Peach, then Mario goes and kicks his ass and makes him salty and all that. In Metroid games, the driving force? You guessed it, the Metroids.

... in what fucking world is her late game weak? Every late game Akali I see she's having a field day one shotting everyone except the tank -- and the tank only lives through two rotations at best.

> [{quoted}](name=Serika Zero,realm=EUW,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=PhqlkUTr,comment-id=001c,timestamp=2017-12-01T20:53:50.872+0000) > I think you believe that you should be able to 1v1 anyone at any point of the game, regardless what champion you play Okay, so, ignoring all the bullshit you spewed... A fair, balanced, healthy game ***WOULD*** mean you can 1v1 any champion as any champion, and potentially win -- assuming neither is absurdly fed or anything. Akali does not have a losing situation or any real counterplay, she just statchecks you. Look at all the more recent champ releases. Even though some are fucking broken like Kayn and WW, they do have counterplay and they can lose even if they're ahead of you. It's down to skill, rather than who has higher stats. Akali does not work like that.

She's not fair and she's not weak.

Akali mains are delusional and think she's weak or just barely scraping by -- and Riot believes them. Same with Talon mains.

But Lux's E and Ori's ball are fine? They're a lot more dangerous too.

Am I complaining about just one game? No. There is a very good fucking reason I permaban Akali. Every single time I see her, she hard carries. But because assholes insist Zoe is "broken" I don't get to play her in draft, and I have to suffer through blind picks.

Yeah, and in order to do anything with those long range Es, she's goinna have to flash and blow her ult and then probably miss since it only lasts 2s... and then she dies since she is entirely immobile and squishy. People are making issues out of things that aren't issues.

So... do you have issue with Lux's Q then? It's a long range CC that empowers her next attack against you, or her ult. Do you have issue with Anivia's Q? It's a long range stun that doubles her E damage on you. Do you have issue with Vel's E? It's a long range CC that basically guarantees you're goinna get chunked for half your health. Do you have issue with Morg's Q? It's a long range CC that just about guarantees your death if she's level 6. I don't see how her E is overloaded. Especially considering she only has two abilities that even do damage, and her E's damage is negligible. Like, imagine taking away Lux's E, so she only had her Q, passive and ult.

As soon as she hits 6, no matter how far behind she is, she can instantly turn it around (unless you're like 5/0 and just delete her, then she just comes back late game and hard carries). And Revolver is 1050 gold. With Future Market, you get that at like 850 gold. That doesn't take long to farm at all.

Oh but don't worry! We nerfed Kat's E! She has to land knives to do damage now! ###### Not a lie at all.

She's easy to play against, but a good Zoe can keep you on your toes, and it's actually a fun lane... unlike a lot of other popular mids that just make me want to tear my hair out. But no. People get hit by her E and then die and act like it's Zoe's fault they died rather than theirs.

I wish I did, so I could make them realize she's not broken. I want to actually play her without the cancer that is blind pick. Spent like 30 games trying to play her, got to play her like three times. : /

It was really fun before it went F2P and died. But it was too hard for a lot of people, so everyone quit. : / Game is still around, but I don't think it has much time left. Could try it if you want to, it's F2P now.

It reminds me of the last few zones in Wildstar.

Yeah, I type a lot. So do a lot of people. But I still wasn't breaking any rules. I can see a chat restriction as a way to just say shut up (back in the day that's how chat was handled in gaming. You just got muted for a while / indefinitely), but knowing I can actually be permanently banned for that is just ridiculous. Never once did I attack anyone or flame anyone but the game itself. I was arguing with a couple people in those chat logs, but I was never "toxic." And the chat logs of a lot of the people I see posting in player behavior after being banned I also wouldn't call ban worthy. This is a competitive game, and people are going to get upset. To expect everyone to be robots and/or Lux is just... I don't even know a word for it. But then... that's not how you make money. And the SJWs that work at Riot probably love it when they see people get banned for something as silly and benign as chat.

Go dig through my post history. I deleted that cluster of a thread I made earlier today, so that won't be filling it all up. When I talked to a support agent, they said that it's true I wasn't breaking any rules, but they treat negativity as harshly as they do anything else. And when you consider I've been typing exactly like that for the better part of 3 years (and I used to be worse) with no punishments until the end of S7... makes you wonder. So, obviously, unless you're quoting Lux, using chat is not allowed.

Oh I get plenty of honors. And Riot tells us what is acceptable and not, it's in the Summoner's Code and ToS. Never broke any of those rules, but I was punished multiple times, so.

The AoE on her Q is actually really small. It's like the size of Syndra's Q, maybe a tiny bit bigger. Thing is though, that's her only ability that does damage, and she's already really squishy and immobile, so she needs some way to not just lose every lane. Most mages (even burst mages or combo mages) have a bit of waveclear anyway, so it's not like it's unheard of. And, unless you're standing a mile away from her, Zoe's Q won't do 1k damage to even a squishy. It just doesn't do that much. Max rank the base (as in point blank) damage is like 300, and only gets close to 1,000 at max range with a hefty amount of AP. As far as summoners go... you can still use them, just be smart about how you do. You drop the bubbles directly underneath you when the spell resolves -- so, **say you flash, you drop the bubble at the place you flash to rather than where you were before.** So, if you're flashing away from her, flash somewhere that she can't just pick up the bubble and fuck you over. If you're chasing her, don't flash directly on top of her, but flash to the side (you're an ADC main anyway, so range isn't an issue). Zoe isn't broken, not even slightly. She just actually requires you to think about what you're doing and how to beat her, instead of just overpowering her with brute force (though that works too if you can take the damage) like most other champs. I wish every champ was like that.

Hah, I basically invented the tinfoil hat. But, I stopped having any faith in gaming companies a while ago. Even indie devs that pop up usually go bad when they get a taste of the money. Very few stick to what they believe in, and I have crazy respect for those companies that do, but they're far and few between.

> [{quoted}](name=BeatzBoyFTW,realm=NA,application-id=ZGEFLEUQ,discussion-id=l1QFZP52,comment-id=000100000001,timestamp=2017-11-30T13:21:35.830+0000) > > Meanwhile, I'm still sitting here chat-restricted free & Honor 5 for 3 months while using the chatbox 1000x more than you do. > > {{sticker:sg-lux-2}} Ummm... you'd be writing a 10 page essay per game then. :P And your first chat restriction is on its way! This one time, you were ever so slightly pessimistic, and it made someone feel uncomfortable. We don't support that kind of behavior here in California.

Up to a limit. At the end of a game, it adds a MAX of about 400 damage.